So, I have access to a beautiful garden right now that is full of peas. Full disclosure, peas are really not my favourite veg. I will pick them out of pretty much every meal, I dislike them so much. However, since I had all these fresh peas in the garden, I figured I would give…
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instant pot broccoli risotto
I decided to use the lovely head of broccoli I had in my vegbox to try out risotto in the instant pot. Risotto isn’t that hard to make the regular way, but it is super easy to make if you have a little food processor, kettle, and instant pot. It takes about 15 mins. Here…
courgette pasta with sourdough croutons
I’m still working through the beautiful courgette/zucchini in my veg box when Smitten Kitchen’s “Zucchini butter spaghetti” popped up on my Instagram feed and I thought I’d give it a go. This recipe fits firmly in the great comfort food category. It isn’t the meal that will blow your socks off, but it is a…
roasted mushroom ragout
I had a few big meaty mushrooms in my vegbox so I decided to do a small size version of Noor Murad’s delicious mushroom ragout. It is a simple and satisfying dish that involves roasting mushrooms and onions, then adding a purée of tomatoes and spices, and then roasting it all some more. Because I…
cool summer salads
It was hot today and so cool easy salads were what I needed. These three are low effort and using not too many ingredients: spicy brown lentils with tomatoes and lemon; potato, green bean, and rocket/arugula salad with honey mustard dressing; and herby mushrooms with sourdough croutons. You can add feta or mozzarella to any…
pasta e ceci
This isn’t so much an adventure with my veg box as it is an adventure with my pantry. In part because I had a can of tomatoes open for something else, in part because a friend of mine was talking about this and I realised I had most of this kicking around and it sounded…
butternut squash gnocchi
This week I decided to try my hand at gnocchi since I had a 1lb butternut squash and some potatoes in my veg box. I’ve not made this before and this recipe isn’t too bad. I think any gnocchi recipe is going to take some time and effort. Nothing was hard, it just takes a…
tomato veg rice soup
This week Facebook and Instagram were full of delicious things by my friends and family, so I didn’t have to go far to find inspiration for things to do with my veg box. I landed on soup. I wanted something thick and creamy, and one of my friends had done a kinda soup thing with…
purple cabbage with yummy sauce
I’m still working my way through this purple cabbage. It is the gift that keeps on giving. Today I decided to try out Vegan Richa’s Mac n cheese sauce that she says is just as nice on vegetables as it is on noodles. Also, it calls for potatoes and carrots, which I also had in…
courgette cake
Ottolenghi has some fabulous recipes for savoury cakes/loaves and I decided to use some of the beautiful courgettes/zucchini in my veg box to try out one. Normally, I stick to a recipe pretty faithfully, but this time I made a number of changes and they worked reasonably well. I decided to see if this could…
adventures with my veg box 